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The forum discussion revolves around the latest installment of the "Random Thoughts" thread on Physics Forums, highlighting various topics including critiques of documentary programming on the History Channel and National Geographic's recent ownership change. Participants express concerns about the quality of content in documentaries and share personal anecdotes, such as a humorous incident involving a clogged kitchen extractor fan. The conversation also touches on mathematical discussions regarding prime numbers and cultural observations about societal norms and language use.

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Astronuc said:
I expected that EVs don't perform well in weather below freezing.
"Ya think?"
 
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Merry Christmas all!
 
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Dang. More cold weather and snow See red arrow for about where I live:
snow.jpg
 
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starting to get a little sleet now. :oldcry:
 
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dlgoff said:
starting to get a little sleet now. :oldcry:
Every thing is covered with a layer of ice now.
 
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dlgoff said:
...every thing is ice covered. I hate winter.
You would be welcome in my neighborhood, it's known as "Shake-'N'-Bake" land. :eek: (AKA Southern California)

Cheers,
Tom
 
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Some free time. Fallout Tale of Two Wastelands (mod that combines FO3 and New Vegas) here I come. Real world problems - bye bye!
 
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I ran into a former student of mine, from my days as an adjunct . He said he had been trying to reach me for a recommendation. I told him , in a nice way, that I believed my ob ligations expired after I stopped traching. Now Im not so sure.
On a related note, I found out I had missed one day of the week during two of my classes. I thought back then they were MWF classes, but they actually were MTWTh classes.
 
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In another thread on Pyroclastic Flows (Volcanoes), there is a post about the White Island (Whakaari) eruption of December 2019.

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/pyroclastic-flows-200-700-c.1048467/post-6835565

There have been numerous videos of the eruption. The following videos provide interviews with some of the 25 survivors, some of whom lost friends and family members; there were 22 fatalities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whakaari_/_White_Island
Whakaari is an active andesite stratovolcano located about 48 km (30 mi) from the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, in the Bay of Plenty.
 
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Still looking for an example of someone who's hips do lie.
 
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WWGD said:
Still looking for an example of someone who's hips do lie.
Mine are lying in bed, along with the rest of me, if that helps.
 
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The dad jokes are strong with you :DD
 
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WWGD said:
I found out I had missed one day of the week during two of my classes. I thought back then they were MWF classes, but they actually were MTWTh classes.
Um...
 
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berkeman said:
Um...
Ah, yes, MTF vs MTThF.
 
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WWGD said:
On a related note, I found out I had missed one day of the week during two of my classes. I thought back then they were MWF classes, but they actually were MTWTh classes.

berkeman said:
Um.

WWGD said:
Ah, yes, MTF vs MTThF.
And I see the reason remains. :cry:
 
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Tom.G said:
And I see the reason remains. :cry:
I don't see it. I know it may be unusual , but we did have some MTF classes, rather than MWF , if that's what you mean.
 
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WWGD said:
if that's what you mean.
IMHO he's QQ about your AA :wink:

Ps.: I too wonder what MTF, MWF, MTWTh, MTThF might be...
 
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Rive said:
IMHO he's QQ about your AA :wink:

Ps.: I too wonder what MTF, MWF, MTWTh, MTThF might be...
Something about the World Wrestling Federation. Great school! But, no, its about the days of the week ;).
 
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What's next? Now my water district is having a water outage.
 
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dlgoff said:
What's next? Now my water district is having a water outage.
Just to let you guys know, the district just got my water going again.
 
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dlgoff said:
Just to let you guys know, the district just got my water going again.
I always hated that show. Even more now!
 
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dlgoff said:
Just to let you guys know, the district just got my water going again.
Your extreme weather was on our national news, ITV last week.
 
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Some nice firewirks for the New Year:

 
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Just the more I encounter the traces of that ChatGPT thing on the internet the more I'm sure that it's not built to be a chat-bot but to be a con-man-: a con-bot if you like 😟
 
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My brothern has a cistern.
 
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Do engineers take a course in making bad notation? I should have chosen an elective in the physics department... sigh.
 
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Mayhem said:
Do engineers take a course in making bad notation?
What, the old ##j## versus ##i## thing? :wink:
 
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berkeman said:
What, the old ##j## versus ##i## thing? :wink:
I wish. Phasor notation namely, using degrees instead of radians in derivations.
 
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What's the deal with leaving 10-second sound messages in What's App?
 

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